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HAZ PLANO HORIZONTAL [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-04-20
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Radio Transmission and Reception
- Telecommunications Facilities
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- cosecant-squared beam
1, record 1, English, cosecant%2Dsquared%20beam
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A radar beam pattern designed to give uniform signal intensity in echoes from distant and nearby objects. 2, record 1, English, - cosecant%2Dsquared%20beam
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
It is generated by a spun-barrel reflector. The beam intensity varies as the square of the cosecant of the elevation angle. 2, record 1, English, - cosecant%2Dsquared%20beam
Record 1, Key term(s)
- cosecant squared beam
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Émission et réception radio
- Installations de télécommunications
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- faisceau à cosécante carrée
1, record 1, French, faisceau%20%C3%A0%20cos%C3%A9cante%20carr%C3%A9e
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Radiotransmisión y radiorrecepción
- Instalaciones de telecomunicaciones
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- haz de cosecante cuadrada
1, record 1, Spanish, haz%20de%20cosecante%20cuadrada
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Haz estrecho vertical en forma de abanico en el que la intensidad de campo radiada en cualquier dirección dentro de una cierta gama angular es proporcional al cuadrado de la cosecante del ángulo superior o inferior al plano horizontal a través del origen del haz. 1, record 1, Spanish, - haz%20de%20cosecante%20cuadrada
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Este tipo de haz, utilizado en un equipo radar T-R común, proporciona intensidad de señal casi uniforme para los ecos recibidos desde objetos cercanos y lejanos en cualquier otro plano horizontal dentro de la dirección del haz. 1, record 1, Spanish, - haz%20de%20cosecante%20cuadrada
Record 2 - internal organization data 2003-09-15
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Air Navigation Aids
- Signalling and Illumination (Air Transport)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- beamwidth
1, record 2, English, beamwidth
correct, officially approved
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- beam width 2, record 2, English, beam%20width
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The width of the scanning beam main lobe measured at the minus -dB points and defined in angular units on the boresight, in the horizontal plane for the azimuth function and in the vertical plane for the elevation function. [Definition officially approved by ICAO.] 1, record 2, English, - beamwidth
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
beamwidth: term officially approved by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). 3, record 2, English, - beamwidth
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Aides à la navigation aérienne
- Signalisation (Transport aérien)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- largeur de faisceau
1, record 2, French, largeur%20de%20faisceau
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- largeur du faisceau 2, record 2, French, largeur%20du%20faisceau
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Largeur du lobe principal du faisceau battant exprimée en unités d'angle, mesurée aux points situés à -3 dB au moment où le faisceau est perpendiculaire à l'aérien, dans le plan horizontal pour la fonction d'azimut et dans le plan vertical pour la fonction de site. [Définition uniformisée par l'OACI.] 1, record 2, French, - largeur%20de%20faisceau
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
largeur du faisceau : terme uniformisé par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique (CUTA) - Opérations aériennes. 3, record 2, French, - largeur%20de%20faisceau
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
largeur de faisceau : terme uniformisé par l'Organisation de l'aviation civile internationale (OACI). 3, record 2, French, - largeur%20de%20faisceau
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Ayuda para la navegación aérea
- Señales e iluminación (Transporte aéreo)
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- anchura de haz
1, record 2, Spanish, anchura%20de%20haz
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Anchura del lóbulo principal de haz explorador medida en los puntos de-3 dB y determinada en unidades angulares en la dirección lobular, en el plano horizontal para función de azimut y en el plano vertical para la función elevación. [Definición aceptada oficialmente por la OACI. ] 1, record 2, Spanish, - anchura%20de%20haz
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
anchura de haz: término aceptado oficialmente por la Organización de Aviación Civil Internacional (OACI). 2, record 2, Spanish, - anchura%20de%20haz
Record 3 - internal organization data 2003-02-20
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Radio Waves
- Radar, Radio Guidance and Goniometry
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- beaver tail
1, record 3, English, beaver%20tail
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- beaver tail beam 2, record 3, English, beaver%20tail%20beam
correct
- beavertail beam 2, record 3, English, beavertail%20beam
correct
- beaver-tail beam 3, record 3, English, beaver%2Dtail%20beam
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A fan-shaped radar beam, wide in the horizontal plane and narrow in the vertical plane. The beaver tail is swept up and down for height finding. 4, record 3, English, - beaver%20tail
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Ondes radioélectriques
- Radar, radioguidage et radiogoniométrie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- faisceau en queue de castor
1, record 3, French, faisceau%20en%20queue%20de%20castor
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- faisceau plat horizontal 1, record 3, French, faisceau%20plat%20horizontal
correct, masculine noun
- faisceau électromagnétique plat horizontal 2, record 3, French, faisceau%20%C3%A9lectromagn%C3%A9tique%20plat%20horizontal
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Il importe de noter que l'AFNOR a normalisé les termes connexes : «antenne à faisceau plat horizontal» et «antenne à faisceau en queue de castor». 3, record 3, French, - faisceau%20en%20queue%20de%20castor
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Ondas radioeléctricas
- Guía radárica, radioguía y radiogoniometría
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- haz plano horizontal
1, record 3, Spanish, haz%20plano%20horizontal
masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
- haz del plano horizontal 1, record 3, Spanish, haz%20del%20plano%20horizontal
masculine noun, Mexico
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Haz cuyo ancho en el plano horizontal es significativamente más grande que en el plano vertical. 1, record 3, Spanish, - haz%20plano%20horizontal
Record 4 - internal organization data 2002-08-14
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Radio Transmission and Reception
- Telecommunications Facilities
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- cosec antenna
1, record 4, English, cosec%20antenna
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- cosecant-squared antenna 2, record 4, English, cosecant%2Dsquared%20antenna
correct
- square cosecant antenna 3, record 4, English, square%20cosecant%20antenna
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An antenna which gives a narrow vertical fan-shaped beam such that the power flux density radiated (and received) in any direction, within a certain angular range, is proportional to the square of the cosecant of the angle above or below the horizontal plane through the origin of the beam. 4, record 4, English, - cosec%20antenna
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Commonly used in airborne reconnaissance radar because it gives approximately uniform signal intensity for echoes received from near and distant targets on the Earth's surface and within the azimuthal coverage of the beam. 4, record 4, English, - cosec%20antenna
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Émission et réception radio
- Installations de télécommunications
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- antenne cosécante
1, record 4, French, antenne%20cos%C3%A9cante
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- antenne à faisceau en cosécante carrée 2, record 4, French, antenne%20%C3%A0%20faisceau%20en%20cos%C3%A9cante%20carr%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
- antenne à cosécante 3, record 4, French, antenne%20%C3%A0%20cos%C3%A9cante
feminine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Radiotransmisión y radiorrecepción
- Instalaciones de telecomunicaciones
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- antena cosecante
1, record 4, Spanish, antena%20cosecante
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Antena que proporciona un haz estrecho vertical en forma de abanico en el que la intensidad de campo radiada(y recibida) en cualquier dirección dentro de una cierta gama angular es proporcional al cuadrado de la cosecante del ángulo superior o inferior al plano horizontal a través del origen del haz. 1, record 4, Spanish, - antena%20cosecante
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Utilizada comunmente en radar aerotransportado de reconocimiento porque proporciona intensidad de señal casi uniforme para los ecos recibidos desde objetivos cercanos y lejanos en la superficie terrestre dentro de la cobertura en acimut del haz. 1, record 4, Spanish, - antena%20cosecante
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